Key result
CAS successfully treats symptomatic carotid stenosis in a nonagenarian.
Why the study?
Treatment options for symptomatic carotid stenosis in very elderly patients are rarely discussed in guidelines despite higher operative risk.
Case Report (n=1)
Demonstrates the feasibility of carotid artery stenting in a very elderly (nonagenarian) patient with symptomatic carotid stenosis.
Supports feasibility of carotid stenting in nonagenarians; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before broader adoption.
Carotid artery stenosis is a disabling disease in all age groups. Elderly people are more prone to recurrent strokes due to advancing age and multiple co-morbidities. Treatment options for symptomatic carotid stenosis in the very elderly are the same as in younger patients although with a higher operative risk. We describe a successful case of carotid artery stenting in a nonagenarian with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, a subgroup for whom treatment options are rarely discussed in guidelines.
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Ranjan K Shetty (2012) conducted a case report in Symptomatic carotid artery stenosis (n=1). Carotid artery stenting was evaluated. Carotid artery stenting was successfully performed in a nonagenarian patient with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
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